Retouch Services: Long Arm Low-down

A skinny tie is a great way to make a man’s chest seem bigger, but it does nothing for Stretch-Armstrong here. I’ve heard of lonelier guys having oversized forearms, but this model pushes it to new and terrifying lengths.

Although odd, I’m not sure it’s a mistake. Each of the photos on the home page has a rollover state to see before/after….

Ben

Looking at the other photos in their portfolio, it’s the most extreme by far. Most of the others are the standard touch-up, a few (shock!) leave the model alone and just change the backdrop, while the nearest in terms of being bonkers is the facial shot where they added a snail (!)

It’s interesting to see as well as lengthening his arm and changing the window reflection, they also fattened up his right leg…

If you click on the showcase tab, there is a chick in a black dress that must be this guy’s long-armed sister.

lexiii

…and she is also holding a helmet, lol.

http://www.platafor.ma Ivan Camilo Vásquez

He went too fast on that Vespa.

Dan F

Deliberate. As lexiii points out, there’s a girl on the showcase also holding a helmet with similarly freakishly long arms. Client is vespa. Must have been some kind of thing that vespa were doing. I’ve not seen the ads, but I don’t think it’s a PSD, just very weird.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001474201869 John C. Lowe

Definitely Photoshop. But definitely done on purpose. Probably because Vespas are so small, you need longer arms to reach the handlebars!